Pillow-sham holder



(No Model.)

I. E. CLARK.

PILLOW SHAM HOLDER;

No. 432,261. Patented July 15, 1890.

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FRANKLIN E. CLARK, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PlLLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,261, dated July 15, 1890.

Application filed July 13, 1889- To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN E. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of IVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pillow-Sham Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. V

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pillow-sham holders; and the invention consists in-the peculiar construction of the pillow-sham frame, which I make of wire, the two parts slidingly engaging with each other in eyes or guide-loops formed in the wire frames; further, in the combination with such frame of a tape bar or stay and the peculiar means of attaching the tape to the stay; further, in the peculiar construction of a clamp, by which the device is attached to the bed, and, further, in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafter described.

In the drawings which accompany this specilication, Figure 1' is an elevation of my improved sham-holder as applied ready for use. Fig. 2 isan enlarged perspective view of one of the ends, showing the manner of making the sliding engagement between the two parts. Fig. 3 is a plan view of my improved clamp. Fig. 4 is a side elevation thereof.

The frame of my sham-holder proper I construct of two like parts A, made of wire and bent in the following manner: At one end of each part I first form a lower guide-loop a for the tape-bar. through which the lower bar of the other half passes. The wire is then bent to form the vertical sides 0, at the top of which is formed the eye (Z, in which slidingly engages the upper bar of the other half. The wire is then turned to form the upper bar 6, of the desired length, and then bent into the end piece f, preferably of ornamental shape, as shown, continuing downward to the line of the lower bar, where it is bent into the eyes g, the shoulder h, and the loop 2'. The wire is then bent back upon itself, passing through the eyes I) and g, and the end bent securely around the vertical bar e at j. Both parts being thus Next, an upper guide-loop b,

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constructed and in the course of construction, the two parts being engaged together, with the upper and lower bar of each part passing through the guide-loops or eyes I) and (l, I next attach the stay or tape-bar B by forming eyes in the end thereof, one end of which engages upon the shoulder 72 and the other end thereof engagin gin the loop a, as shown, the two stays or tape-bars having sliding engagement with each other through the loop a. To these tapebars I attach, in any suitable manner, the tape 0. I preferably attach this tape at the ends only in the eyes or loops D, and to hold them from sagging or getting out of position I place the sliding rings in around the tape-bar, inclosing the tape to hold it in position.

E is my clamp, which consists of two jaws pi'votally connected together at Z. Each part consists of the curved jaw m and the slotted extension n, having an offset 0, through which the pivot passes.

19 is a bolt pivotally connected at one end in the slot q of the extension 11 by means of the pivot-pin r, and at the other end provided with a suitable thumb-nut s. The slot (1 in both of the extensions n is of suflicientlength to allow of the necessary horizontal play of the bolt in applying my clamp to devices of different thicknesses.

It will readily be observed, as shown, by examining Fig. 3, that my clamp maybe as readily applied to a square as to a round bed-post.

tis a bracket pivotally secured to one of the jaws (by means of a set-screw to) extending upwardly and provided at its upper end with the jaw u.

'2) is a spring secured to one of the jaws beside the bracket t and having an upwardlyext'ending arm,which passes be you (I the j aw u.

The parts being thus constructed and arranged,-they are intended to operate as follows: I secure both clamps upon the posts of the bed and engage one part of each of the bearings c' into the jaw u", the upwardly-extending arm of the spring impinging against the said bearings to hold them into position in the jaws. It is evident that the frame may be extended until the eyes (I of the adjoining parts touch each other, or may be slid together until the eyes of one part strike the The pillow-sham may ends of the other part.

now be secured to the tape, which is held from sagging, as before described, by means of the sliding rings It.

It will be seen that no part of my device extends beyond the side of the bed, excepting one part of the clamp, and thus all the construction, or nearly all of the sham-holder, is hidden from view when the sham is in position.

I make the bracket t adjustable by means of the screw u, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, so that in case it is necessary to engage the clamp upon the wide piece the pillow-sham holder maybe attached as closely as possible to the front of the bed-post.

By making my frame entirely of wire it forms a very light device and easily adjustable by the means described, also greatly cheapens the cost, and when finished, by nickel-platin g or otherwise, it has amore pleasing appearance than frames which are partially made of wood.

It is evident that the rings It must be slidingly engaged upon the stay B to allow the eyes a to slide along from end to end in extending or contracting the frame.

Vhat I claim as my invention is- 1. A pillow-sham holder consisting of a frame comprising two substantially rectangular members A, each formed'of a single piece of wire, each member being first bent to form an eye a, next bent to form a guideloop Z), next an eye (I, next into end pieces), which are bent to form eyes g, then bent to form shoulders 7L and loops 1, and terminating in hooks j, which engage the said guideloops 1), whereby the two rectangular members are slidingly or adjustably connected, all substantially as shown and described.

2. A pillow-sham holder consisting of two members, of substantially rectangular form, each formed of a single piece of wire, which is first bent to form guide-loops (1., next guideloops 7), next eyes (7, next end piecesf, which are bent to form eyes y, then bent to form shoulders h and loops 1', and terminating in hooksj, engaging the loops Z), and an adj ustable tape having one end connected to the guide-loops a and the other end to the shoulders h, whereby the two rectangular members are adapted to slide one within the other and the tape serves to retain the members in their adjusted positions, all as shown and described.

3. In combination with the frame of a shamholder, a clamp comprising two jaws disposed horizontally and a set-screw pivoted in a slot in one of said jaws, and a bracket for carrying the frame pivoted to one of said jaws and swinging in a vertical plane, substantially as described.

4. In combination with the frame of a shamholder, a clamp opening horizontally, provided with pivoted bracket 25, swinging in a vertical plane and having a slot to receive the frame, and a spring attached to said clamp and bearing against the frame to retain itin the slot of the bracket, substantially as described.

5. In a sham-holder, a frame consisting of two sections formed of wire sliding on each other, each section having a pair of eyes at one end, through which the other slides, and eyes at the opposite ends adapted to receive the ends of one of the adjusting-tapes, in combination with a pair of tapes, each of which is attached at its opposite ends to the eyes on one of the frames and passes through an eye carrying one end of the other tape, and a clamp to secure said tapes in the desired position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 14th day of June, 188.).

FRANKLIN CLARK.

\Vitnesses:

l. M. IIULBERT, En Mcl-lnnnnrv. 

